The origin of the name "Chinnock" is uncertain. There is a link with the pre Saxon name "Chunniock" which is possibly an old Celtic description of the natural pastures of the district.
According to Mills, it may be a derivative of Old English cinu "deep valley", or possibly from an old hill name of Celtic origin.
The name appears as "Ciniock" in the Domesday Book which is a derivative of "Cyne" and "Ac" meaning Royal Oak.
Records go back to the year 950 describing East Chinnock as a thriving community with a mill.
St Mary's Church The parish church of St. Mary the Virgin can be found to the east of the village beside the A30
The Village Hall This Victorian Ham stone building was once the village school
Schooling
The “New” school of 1842 in Carters Lane
